1. The little boy hung his .......... in shame when his mom caught him lying about breaking the front window with a baseball.

2. I am glad that I finally got the laminate flooring done in the bedroom. That job has been hanging .......... my head for months. Now I don't have to think about it anymore, Linus said to Bart.

3. This boat takes off very quickly so hang on to your .........., ladies! Rob said to Jessica and Rosa.

4. Why don't we go to the bar on Friday instead? I have to make a presentation tomorrow and don't want to have a .......... at work, Wally said to Joe and Steve.

5. I am sorry I am home late from work. I got .......... . over by the police for speeding, Ronny said to Bernice.

6. We have been very lucky to have Zachary. We thought he might be a jerk when he became a teenager but he has remained his normal ..........-go-lucky self, Christina told Zoe.

7. Why do you always have to be so serious and mean? You are a very .......... man to be around sometimes, Shirley said to Isaac.

8. Jeff, you are a hard .......... to crack. I have worked with you for five years and I still don't know much about you. You have always refused my invitations and you never answer any of my questions, Paul complained.

9. You will have to speak up. Fred is a little .......... . of hearing, Geraldine said to their guests.

10. He hoped that this spell of hard .......... that he had come across would soon pass. He had looked for a job for a month and a half and still hadn't found anything. He had already sold off almost everything he owned of value.